I was....for like two seconds.

The only thing bad about it is, that it brings us just one step closer, to no longer needing humans to inhabit the earth!

Self check outs means less jobs.

(((( Gypsy ))) how does one get 88 thousand posts in a year and a half, there is a few of you ladies in a run for the 100 thou mark I think, I wonder who gets there first, probably cause mingle to go down for maintenance

but they don't have anyone hardly working to begin with

awww that's it......dang......I was going to sa at least 1 day.

Awwww and now we have the greatest creation of all....Hi doll.....big smooch

This is so very true. You have like 40 registers, eight of which are normally self checkouts. Okay, so those eight are usually up and running, but to people who have a crap load of stuff, they want the employee to ring them up. Seriosuly...do you want to go through the hassle of figuring out how to ring up your lettuce?

So, that leaves 32 registers available to have people at...only you only see about ten of those open during peak hours...and about four of those 10 are for "20 items or less".

I don't see why people have problems with produce in the self-checkout. It's not that difficult: type in the number, put the thing on the scale (or type in how many, whichever way it's priced) and you're done. Simple. Sure a lot easier than trying to explain to the cashier that no, those are zucchini, not cucumbers, and those aren't peaches, they're apricots.

True, but the self checkout was invented to speed up the check out process...not to sit their and be a cashier and not getting paid for it.

I love self checkout, but I hate standing there waiting and watching some of the retards struggle their way through it. I mean, come on! It isn't that difficult. You always see people that make it look like it is the first time they have ever done it. They look at their product, search for a minute or so for the bar code, cautiously scan the item, look at the item again, look back at the screen, put it in the wrong place so that it doesn't register that you have bagged the item, look confused as to the register saying there is a problem, stand their bewildered until until an employee comes to wonk them on the head and set them straight, then they repeat the entire process. And God forbid if the item is produce or something that doesn't have a bar code!!! OMG....that will take a calculator and reading glasses to sort out. Geez.......this defeats the whole time saving point of the process. If you are technically inept enough to not be able to scan your groceries without an employee holding your hand, go to the regular checkout lanes!!! The people there have been trained to help the thinking challenged so you don't have to put the rest of us through your shambling, painful efforts.

Most of the time I think its a great time saver. However I haven't seen a significant drop in prices because of it. Yes people were layed off at my local Meijer store. Now the 'cashier' has to troubleshoot 6 self scanners. Not all produce is maked with an item number, you can look it up but often its not listed. Really. Potatos is not under the first page of 'common produce items'. I don't know how the unions let them get in the stores in the first place, since it means a reduction in work force. Our local Meijer store is the only non-union store they have, so I am told. Most of the grocery store workers in this town are part time with no benefits. So its not like I can boycott the store that doesen't provide benefits.

As far as it being a time saver,,,well,,maybe it's just my luck or something. But I seem to get in the self checkout line for trainees or something. It is usually a snails pace in those lines!

its great when all the check outs are crowded with Old age Pensioners with there yearly shop waiting to get seen to.

other than that im not really enthusiastic about it. its a nice little luxury to have but it does get annoying when your trying to scan the same item threw for the seventh time.but practice makes perfect i suppose

Yes because the few jobs left after outsourcing seemed too great of an inconvenience we replaced more people with computers YAY! and people wonder what the cause of the failing market is. The poor don't have any more money to give the rich, we're all out! you took all our jobs and all our money all we have left is ... i'll get back to you on that one.

Ah, but not having to talk to a cashier is priceless!

QFT! If you can't be efficient at it, then for the love of all that is good, please don't use it.



Wow...I was about to call you stupid and say "that's not how 'onions' is spelled" but apparently I need to go back to bed for a few days Move along now, nothing to see here!